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Future looking bright for advice: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... business, is finally starting to bear fruit," Krieger said. "There's definitely a greater sense of optimism now than there was a few years ago." The study also suggests the Australian and New Zealand markets are less reliant on mergers and acquisitions ...

Adviser salaries to jump in 2023: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
... towards the end of a process where advisers check across compliance in the last five years are done," he said. "We've had a few issues crop up with certain advisers where things have fallen over because of that if there are potentially things that ...

Super heatmap findings garner mixed responses

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
Industry groups, consultants and research houses have reacted to findings about Australia's best and worst performing super funds. APRA heatmaps for MySuper products were released yesterday, exposing many sub-par products, but some in the industry ...

Infratil sets up Aus focused renewable energy platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
... establishment of Mint Renewables deepens shareholders' exposure to the forecast surge in global demand for renewables over the next few decades, complementing our renewable energy platforms across the United States, Europe, Asia (Gurin Energy), as well ...

MySuper heatmap reveals sub-par products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
The annual MySuper heatmap shows there are six products that had significantly poor performance in relation to the benchmark. EISS Super's MySuper option, Colonial First State FirstChoice Employer Super, BT Super MySuper, Westpac Group Plan MySuper ...

FPA, AFA merger talks continue

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
... important to us and will help guide the next stage of the process," he said. "In my discussions with members over the past few months, it is clear that effective advocacy is the number one priority for them." Sharpe said the associations believe the ...

More alpha gains through ops

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
Growth in fund complexity and managing assets in-house has triggered intensive efforts by pension funds to beef up their operational and support functions. JANA principal consultant and head of operational consulting, Jo Leaper, says there is a growing ...

Life insurer claims under regulator watch

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
... under or overpaid on their claims. According to ASIC, the seven life insurers have implemented system fixes over the last few years. "They have each commenced, and six have completed, customer remediation programs," ASIC said. ASIC deputy chair Karen ...

National gender pay gap stuck at 22.8%: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
Australian women on average earnt almost $26,600 less than men between 2021 and 2022. Data released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) titled 2021-22 Employer Census revealed progress to close the gap has stalled and remains at 22.8%. Alarmingly ...

2023 the year for fixed income: Schroders

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
... and actually setting up fixed income for some very attractive returns as we move into 2023." Wood said that over the last few years, fixed income has been through several transitions. "Fixed income has been labelled "boring" at very low yields, to now ...